Angus Lamond
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Angus Lamond is an American lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

 player and is considered by many to be one of the great all-time defensemen. A native of Washington, D.C., he attended St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College, U.S.
St. John's College is a liberal arts college with two U.S. campuses: one in Annapolis, Maryland and one in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Founded in 1696 as a preparatory school, King William's School, the school received a collegiate charter in 1784, making it one of the oldest institutions of higher...

 where he was three times named to the All-American
USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...

 team. Twice during his career as a player, St. John's won the National Championship.

Lamond went on to serve as assistant coach for the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...

 for 11 years, winning two national championships in 1938 and 1946.

In 1977 Lamond was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
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